轻身徇义 — “To sacrifice one's life for justice or a righteous cause”
轻身徇义 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's life for justice or a righteous cause”. To disregard one's own safety or life for a noble principle. Literally, “Lighten one's body, sacrifice for righteousness”.
轻身徇义 Pronunciation and Pinyin
轻身徇义 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 轻
- qīng轻shì世ào傲wù物scorn the world and be arrogant
- qīng轻shì世sì肆zhì志scorn conventions and indulge will
- qīng轻jǔ举wàng妄dòng动act rashly without careful consideration
- qīng轻jǔ举jué绝sú俗withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- qīng轻jǔ举yuǎn远yóu游withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- qīng轻shì事zhòng重bào报exaggerate a minor issue in a report
- qīng轻yú于hóng鸿máo毛utterly worthless or insignificant
- qīng轻wēi偎dī低bàng傍gently snuggling and leaning close
- qīng轻yáo傜bó薄fù赋lighten corvée and reduce taxes
- qīng轻dòng动gān干gē戈Rashly resort to military action
- qīng轻zú卒ruì锐bīng兵agile elite troops with sharp weapons
- qīng轻kǒu口bó薄shé舌speak carelessly or flippantly
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What does 轻身徇义 mean?
轻身徇义 (qīng shēn xùn yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sacrifice one's life for justice or a righteous cause”.
How do you pronounce 轻身徇义?
轻身徇义 is pronounced qīng shēn xùn yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻身徇义 literally mean?
Literally, 轻身徇义 means “Lighten one's body, sacrifice for righteousness”. It is used to mean “to sacrifice one's life for justice or a righteous cause”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻身徇义?
徇：通“殉”，为正义而献身。不顾生命，为正义而献身